List of mammals of British Columbia
Appearance
Bats (Chiroptera)
Vesper bats (Vespertilionidae)
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- Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
- Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
- Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
- California myotis (Myotis californicus)
- Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
- Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum)
- Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
- Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans)
- Desert red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
- Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum)
- Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
- Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Carnivores (Carnivora)
Bears (Ursidae)
- Black bear (Ursus americanus)
- Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
- Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horriblis)
Raccoons (Procyonidae)
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- Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Skunks (Mephitidae)
- Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Mustelids (Mustelidae)
- Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
- Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
- North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Pacific marten (Martes caurina)
- Haida ermine (Mustela haidarum)
- Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
- American ermine (Mustela richardsonii)
- Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata)
- American mink (Neogale vison)
- Fisher (Pekania pennanti)
- American badger (Taxidea taxus)
Felids (Felidae)
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- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Cougar (Puma concolor)
Canids (Canidae)
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Earless seals (Phocidae)
- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
- Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
Eared seals (Otariidae)
- Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
- Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
- California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
Deer (Cervidae)
- Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Fallow deer (Dama dama) introduced
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Moose (Alces alces)
- Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Bovids (Bovidae)
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- American bison (Bison bison)
- Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
- Dall sheep (Ovis dalli)
Rodents (Rodentia)
Beavers (Castoridae)
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- North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
New World porcupines (Erethizontidae)
- North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Dipodids (Dipodidae)
- Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
- Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
- Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus)
Cricetidae
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- Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
- Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
- Northwestern deer mouse (Peromyscus keeni)
- Western deer mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)
- Southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi)
- Northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus)
- Western heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius)
- Eastern heather vole (Phenacomys ungava)
- Water vole (Microtus richardsoni)
- Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Montane vole (Microtus montanus)
- Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii)
- Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus)
- Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)
- Creeping vole (Microtus oregoni)
- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
- Siberian brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus)
- Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)
Muridae
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- Black rat (Rattus rattus)
- Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- House mouse (Mus musculus)
Heteromyidae
- Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus)
Pocket gophers (Geomyidae)
- Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
Squirrels (Sciuridae)
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- Yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)
- Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)
- Red-tailed chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus)
- Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii)
- Groundhog (Marmota monax)
- Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
- Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
- Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)
- Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus)
- Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)
- Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus)
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)
- Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
- Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
- American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
- Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis)
Aplodontiidae
- Mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
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- Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
- European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
- White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)
Pikas (Ochotonidae)
- Collared pika (Ochotona collaris)
- American pika (Ochotona princeps)
Soricomorpha
Talpidae
- Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii)
- Coast mole (Scapanus orarius)
Shrews (Soricidae)
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- Cinereus shrew (Sorex cinereus)
- Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei)
- Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans)
- Western water shrew (Sorex navigator)
- American water shrew (Sorex palustris)
- Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii)
- Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus)
- American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
- Tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis)
- Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)
- Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
- Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus; formerly Sorex obscurus)
- Olympic shrew (Sorex rohweri)[3]
Whales (Cetacea)
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Oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae)
- Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
- Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
- Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
- Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
- Pacific white-sided dolphin (Sagmatias obliquidens)
- Orca (Orcinus orca)
- False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
- Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Porpoises (Phocoenidae)
- Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
- Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Sperm whales (Balaenopteridae)
- Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Dwarf sperm whales (Kogiidae)
- Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
- Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
Beaked whales (Ziphiidae)
- Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)
- Hubbs' beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi)
- Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)
- Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
Rorquals (Balaenopteridae)
- Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus)